The best of the week's live comedy

The best of the week's live comedy. Events may be especially prone to cancellation at the moment - so do check before travelling.

Sunday March 15

GLASGOW: The city's comedy festival continues all week - to March 29, in fact - with tonight's pick the louche and hard-hitting Canadian comic Tom Stade at the Glee. See the website for full details.

LONDON: The Leicester Square Theatre Sketch Off! Competition comes to a climax with its final tonight. In the running are David McIver, Joe Jacobs, Kathy Maniura, Margaret, Mark & Haydn, Northern Power Blouse, Peter Fleming, Roger Clammy, Stepdads and The Awkward Silence.Tickets.

Monday March 16

LONDON: It's the final heat of the Chortle Student Comedy Award tonight. But our planned venue has decided to close in the wake of coronavirus - so the heat will now take place at Hoxton Cabin, 132 Kingsland Road, Hackney E2 8DP from 8pm.

Wednesday March 18

LONDON: There's lots of works in progress in the final week of the Vaults Festival beneath Waterloo Station… or for the finished article, livewire duo Police Cops stage their epic high-octane vampire-slaying horror yarn on budget Badass Be Thy Name from now until Saturday. Review.

Friday March 20

LONDON: Jonny Pelham scored two Chortle award nominees for his latest hour, Off Limits, for best show and for breakthrough act. In it, the comic takes a disturbing incident from his past – and entirely ignores the potential to milk it for pathos, choosing instead to just go for the gags. He's at Soho Theatre today and tomorrow.

LONDON: Another strong line-up at Bush Hall in Shepherds Bush, courtesy of Ed Gamble, Fern Brady, Shappi Khorsandi and Tez Ilyas Tickets.

MANCHESTER: Guaranteed entertainment at the Frog and Bucket this weekend, with sharp-witted Adam Bloom, silly Rob Rouse and entertaining Rosco McClelland – with Laura Lexx bringing her iron-fist-in-velvet-glove comedy to replace the latter tomorrow.

Saturday March 21

BATH: Komedia's Krater Comedy Club serves up the filthy TanyaLee Davis, hilarious underdog Sean McLoughlin, engaging Robin Morgan and quick-witted MC Stephen Grant in abn excellent bill tonight.

Published: 15 Mar 2020